When I am weak... Then I am strong.

God is giving me much strength in an area I am so weak in.
Recently,I found myself asking God to take away a specific thorn in my flesh. I was also asking Him to make me into someone who is not affected by such a thorn.
Neither prayer was being answered and the enemy continued to torment me.
The Lord started speaking to me through the following Scripture:

2 Corinthians 12:7-10
7To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 10That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Now my prayer to the Lord has changed:
Lord, I thank you for this thorn in my flesh. I know it has been put in my life to make me more like you. I no longer ask you to make it go away or make it so it doesn't affect me. Instead I thank you for it and ask you to use it to make me more Christ like than I could ever imagine being.
I know there is power found in the cross and your grace is more than sufficient for me. For this weakness brings me joy, for I know your power will rest on me.
Lord, your grace is sufficient for me. May your power be made perfect in my weakness. When I am weak, then through you I am made strong.
Have your way with me Lord. Do the work in me that is needed and use me how you see fit. Please give me the strength to bear this thorn and keep me safe from the enemies lies and torment.
I love you father God.
Thank you.
In Jesus name I pray, AMEN.